The Timetable For The Imsak and Breaking of Fast For Sandakan Year 2013 (1434H)

The Timetable For The Imsak and Breaking of Fast For The Zone 1 Sandakan Year 2013 (1434H)

Interesting facts about Imsak Time:

1. There are a few odd fatwa saying that Imsak is bid’ah (sect).


2. Imsak was a time when, we are alert to refrain from eating and drinking and things that invalidate the fast before dawn.


3. Imsak usually is 10 minutes before dawn.


4. Imsak is derived from the word “mesk,” which means to hold something, embrace it tightly or refrain from it.


5. The term imsak means restraint from prohibited things during the daylight hours of Ramadan, when Muslims fast.


6. It refers to the time when fasting begins.


7. The Prophet Muhammad said prohibitions of fasting begin at the time when the darkness of the night and the light of day can be distinguished.


8. He also recommended fasters to eat suhoor (pre-dawn meal) close to imsak time so that fasting is not a burden on the body.


9. If a person is doubtful whether imsak time has begun, he should refrain from eating or drinking if he intends to fast that day.


10. With the arrival of imsak, one can pray fajr (the dawn prayer).

Happy Fasting During Ramadan

The Timetable For The Imsak and Breaking of Fast For Sandakan Year 2013 (1434H)